Washing-machine



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

L. E. RANSOM, OF TRENTON, MIOHIGAN.

WASHING-MACHINE.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, L. E. RANSOM, of Trenton, Wayne county, in the Stateof Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWashing-Machines; and I hereby declare that the following is a true andexact description of the same, reference beingr had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the use of certain mechanicaldevices to facilitate the process of washing clothes.

Figure 1 in the annexed drawings represents avertical section of mymachine, taken through its center. Fig. 2 gives a plan view of the upperdisk with the rubbers attached. designates the lower disk and rubbers.

The upper disk, A,is furnished with the two Vertical arms d, which atbottom are securely fastened to the disk A, and at top pass through thehorizontal handle e, with which the disk A is operated.

O represents a Vertical shaftpassing through the center ofdisk A, and onwhich A is made to play freely. The upper end of shal't O penetrates ahole in handle e, the hole being` sufficiently large to admit arevolving motion in the handle. The shaft O penetrates through and ismade fast to the lower disk, B, which has a number of rubbers, g,radiating from the shaft O. The shaft U has near its lower end theshoulder F, against which the lower surface of diskA rests whenperforming its revolutions around shaft O.

The upper disk, A, has a series of rubbers, h, attached to its undersurface, which are Fig. 3'

tangential in reference to the cylindrical shaft O. The object ofplacing the rubbers h iu this position is to throw the articles to bewashed as near as possible to the circumference of the disk A, thisbeing the point where the friction is greatest.

The lower disk, B, has a number of perforations, through which the foulsuds can escape to the bottom of the tub in which my apparatus operates.

In order to make a reservoirfor the foul suds, abearing, M, made an inchor morein thickness, is nailed at the center of the under surface ofdisk B, thus raising it from the bottom of the tub. My machine isoperated by the horizontal handle c, which is intended to extend itsends beyond the cireumference of the tub.

One great advantage in the construction of my washing apparatus is thatit can be adapted by the person who uses it to a tub of any size bydiminishing or enlarging the two disks A and B., and as every family issupposed to have a tub, the expense of purchasing' another is saved.

Having thus described my machine, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

The combination of the tangential rubbers ou disk A, the bearing' F, theperforated disk B, and bearing M, so arranged that the whole can beadapted and applied to and used in common wash-tubs.

L. E. RANSOIVI.

Witnesses:

S. H. PRINGLE, A. H. PHELPs.

